diff --git a/lightningd/options.c b/lightningd/options.c
index 310ed8392..2773a9a07 100644
--- a/lightningd/options.c
+++ b/lightningd/options.c
@@ -612,9 +612,8 @@ bool handle_opts(struct lightningd *ld, int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Move to config dir, to save ourselves the hassle of path manip. */
 	if (chdir(ld->config_dir) != 0) {
-		log_unusual(ld->log, "Creating lightningd dir %s"
-			    " (because chdir gave %s)",
-			    ld->config_dir, strerror(errno));
+		log_unusual(ld->log, "Creating lightningd dir %s",
+			    ld->config_dir);
 		if (mkdir(ld->config_dir, 0700) != 0)
 			fatal("Could not make directory %s: %s",
 			      ld->config_dir, strerror(errno));